Pastry Chef

Job description

At Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC), we’re not just about business—we’re about building a community where you can thrive. Based in Tyler, Texas, BGC is home to five unique banners—Brookshire's Grocery Company, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market, Fresh by Brookshire's, and Reasor's—operating over 215 + stores across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. We’re all about creating a workplace where you can thrive. At BGC, you matter, your contributions are celebrated, and your future is unlimited. Whether you're launching your career or ready to level up, you’ll find a supportive team, endless growth opportunities, and a chance to make an impact. Here’s what sets us apart: Wellness that works for you: Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage. Flexibility and freedom: Paid time off to relax, recharge, and enjoy life. Ownership that empowers: 401(k) plan to help you build a solid future that the Company contributes to. Savings for your lifestyle: Exclusive employee discounts on the things you need most. Investing in your dreams: Scholarships and educational support to fuel your growth. Adventure awaits: Access to a 205-acre outdoor recreation area for unwinding, connecting, and having fun. When you join BGC, you’re not just starting a job—you’re becoming part of something bigger. We’re here to support your goals, inspire your journey, and celebrate your wins. Job Summary: Responsible for following recipes and production guidelines to prepare pastry goods while adhering to food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures, and promoting customer service. Uses creativity and product knowledge to ensure pastry items are displayed in an appealing way while following Company standards/guidelines. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Follows recipes to prepare cakes, donuts, cookies, and other pastry products according to customer orders or as needed for display. Prepares ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, shaping, and scoring them. Uses creativity and culinary knowledge to prepare/decorate pastry products. Operates commercial baking equipment such as ovens, mixers, dough proofers, etc. Responsible for completion of production list and filling out special order requests, as well as packaging and labeling products. Ensures sufficient amount of products/ingredients are in stock; works with inventory personnel to order as needed. Enforces quality control and food safety standards and ensures dated products are stocked and rotated properly. Makes fine judgements about aroma, flavor, taste, texture, and color to inspect prepared foods for quality. Maintains attractive product presentation in designated area by maintaining and filling bakery trays, display cases, and ingredient bins, as well as rotating product to ensure quality and freshness while adhering to food safety standards. Provides friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, responding to complaints, and assisting in locating and selecting products. Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Basic mathematical skills for the purpose of following recipes. Ability to safely operate and maintain department equipment. Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form with customers and partners. Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays. Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible. Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor. Education, Experience and Qualifications: High School diploma or GED required. Minimum of 18 years of age required. Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy. One or more years of cooking related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. Food handler certification required. Physical Demands: Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus. Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling. Continuously required to use fine finger movements, or strenuous finger and hand movements. Continuously required to stand or walk. Frequently required to talk and hear. Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 50 lbs. Frequently required to bend, stoop, kneel or squat. Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs. Attendance at work is required. Work Context and Environment: Work is generally performed in a retail store. Frequently exposed to hot surfaces. Frequently exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather). Frequently exposed to extreme heat conditions (non-weather). Occasionally exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions. Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents. Quiet to moderate noise level. Ready to find your place? BGC is “A Career Where You Belong.” Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment for its partners and customers. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age , disability, genetic information or military status and any other trait protected by law.